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Hong Kong, China

I have been to Hong Kong before, but was excited to be returning. I planned to go Victoria Peak, Stanley Market, and explore the area. As I was now running out of time, booked through the hotel a day tour, to take me to all of the places I wanted to visit. Before I knew it, it was time to go home, I was sad to leaving this trip of a life time.
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Hong Kong, China

Arrived in Hong Kong.
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Guangzhou, China

Arriving early in the morning before continuing on to Hong Kong
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Guilin, China

In the morning I travelled to Guilin, where I picked up the train to travel Guangzhou, then to Hong Kong.
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Yangshuo, China

After a long drive I arrived in Kunming, where I was flying to Yangshuo. This amazing landscape is unbelievable, rising up these stony mountains. I spent the following day, exploring the town and walking to the lake and viewing the river. In the afternoon, I took a boat trip down the river. When I say boat I mean raft, made from the local product, Bamboo. In the evening I went to a show, which lights up the mountains, with amazing coloured lights.
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Dali, China

After a long drive I arrived in Kunming, where I was flying to Yangshuo. This amazing landscape is unbelievable, rising up these stony mountains. I spent the following day, exploring the town and walking to the lake and viewing the river. In the afternoon, I took a boat trip down the river. When I say boat I mean raft, made from the local product, Bamboo. In the evening I went to a show, which lights up the mountains, with amazing coloured lights.
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Dali, China

I was driven to Dali, about 3½ hours from Lijiang, winding through the mountains, was beautiful. I reached the destination, a wonderful old city that is complete contrast to Beijing. I spent the afternoon, exploring the city by myself. The next morning with my guide, we visited temples and top of one of the mountains, where you can walk at the top, looking over Lake Erhai.
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Lijiang, China

I flew to Lijiang, when I arrived it was pitch black, no street lights. I was taken by taxi to the hotel, where I fell straight to sleep. After a wonderful breakfast, I met my guide who, suggested that we explore the old city. Walking down, tiny cobbled streets with people wearing national dress and were selling meat and vegetables. In the afternoon, we went to a beautiful park, where I met some amazing people. They were 2 men, who were 97 and 96 years old.
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Xi'an, China

The following morning, was an early start as we off to see the famous Warriors. I knew they were going to be impressive, it took my, breathe away, the number of them and the size of them. I spent a good few hours, exploring the sight, with my guide. On the way to the airport, Wallace took me a silk factory, where I learnt about the making of silk. I brought a beautiful scarf here, for my mum.
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Xi'an, China

The following morning didn't start the way I had hoped, the train wasn't moving when I woke up. We had left Beijing, on time and I didn't understand what was going on. The people on the train, didn't speak English, I was lucky though as there was a group on the train, with a guide that spoke English, that explained the train was delayed by 8 hours.

I finally made it to Xi'an, where I met my guide Wallace. Driving through, this city which is surrounded by a huge wall, it is last remaining city in China to have a full wall still remaining. As it was the evening, when I arrived, I headed out to dinner. Where I tried Chinese hot-pot. A large pot of stock, which is placed in front of you, on gas stove. Then you order things to go into it, meat, fish, vegetables and noodles. What they don't tell you is that you have to catch it with chop sticks!!!
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